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Hell M. Backmand

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Telomere Length in Circulating Leukocytes is Associated with Lung Function and Disease

2014

Several clinical studies suggest the involvement of premature ageing processes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Using an epidemiological approach, we studied whether accelerated ageing indicated by telomere length, a marker of biological age, is associated with COPD and asthma, and whether intrinsic age-related processes contribute to the interindividual variability of lung function. Our meta-analysis of 14 studies included 934 COPD cases with 15 846 controls defined according to the Global Lungs Initiative (GLI) criteria (or 1189 COPD cases according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) criteria), 2834 asthma cases with 28 195 controls, and s…

Lung DiseasesMalePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSpirometryNetherlands Twin Register (NTR)Vital capacityVital Capacityennenaikainen vanheneminenDiseaseCohort StudiesPathogenesisPulmonary Disease Chronic ObstructiveTelomere HomeostasisSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingForced Expiratory VolumeastmaLeukocytes/dk/atira/pure/keywords/cohort_studies/netherlands_twin_register_ntr_HumansCOPDMedicinekeuhkoahtaumatautiAgedAsthmatelomeeriCOPDmedicine.diagnostic_testpremature agingbusiness.industrySmokingCase-control studyta3141Middle AgedTelomerespirometriamedicine.diseaseAsthmabiologinen ikäbiological age3. Good healthrespiratory tract diseasesEuropeSpirometryCase-Control StudiesImmunologyRegression Analysis/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_beingFemalebusinessEuropean Respiratory Journal
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Former male elite athletes have better metabolic health in late life than their controls

2015

Elite-class athletes have longer life expectancy and lower risk for chronic noncommunicable diseases possibly because of physically active and healthier lifestyle. In this study, we assessed former male Finnish elite-class athletes' (n = 392) and their matched controls' (n = 207) body composition, and risk for the metabolic syndrome (MS) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in later life. Compared with the controls, the former athletes had lower body fat percentage (24.8% vs 26.0%, P = 0.021), lower risk for MS [odds ratio (OR) 0.57, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.40-0.81], and NAFLD (OR 0.61, 95% CI 0.42-0.88). High volume of current leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) was associ…

medicine.medical_specialtybiologybusiness.industryAthletesFatty liver030209 endocrinology & metabolismPhysical Therapy Sports Therapy and RehabilitationOdds ratioLower riskmedicine.diseasebiology.organism_classificationObesity03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineEndocrinologyInternal medicineNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseMedicineOrthopedics and Sports Medicine030212 general & internal medicineMetabolic syndromebusinessBody mass indexScandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
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